A heavy duty large set of Vee Blocks are machined from plate steel .
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@joell4392 күн бұрын
Vote for shaper here. Love the pictures at the end. If it’s not much trouble, please keep sharing those pictures from years gone by. Cheers 👍
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries . 👍
@thesjyoungjr2 күн бұрын
Hey Max, thanks for letting us hang out in the shop. Good old Ogla is good girl, keep keep her lubedand she's a happy girl🎉
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@jimpritz41692 күн бұрын
Every time i watch one of your videos i can't get over the fact that you built this entire shop. You're a man of many talents. Thanks for the videos full of tips and tricks.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks . It was a mega undertaking . Cheers 👍
@mcgama8820 сағат бұрын
Hello to Max and /Channel. Take notice, where the layout, the goal set to machine component is simple and first instance. As to a larger precision. Where, I can hope to copy process. Some thoughts need to start as simplicity. A reminder to shop process. Thanks, Max, for being my teacher. I so like that gentle guidance where I can simply hope to match process to work needs at my shop bench. it's fun to see action. regards. McGary
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@petegraham1458Күн бұрын
Always nice to see and hear a shaper working , don’t fuss with it if it requires grinding a new tool.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@alanremington85002 күн бұрын
Cant help noticing your nice, bright, loaded w/machinery shop !! Thanks for the videos !
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@ThePottingShedWorkshopКүн бұрын
A vote for the shaper here! I like your plan for a baseplate, much more flexible.
Every video of yours makes me love your shop all the more. That was a brilliant undertaking. The first machine I used was a shaper because everyone else wanted to get right on the lathe. I made a nice, little machinist's hammer on the shaper and am always delighted to see one in action, so there is my vote. Thanks for another excellent video.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers . A little Alba shaper was my first machine not counting a drill press ! 👍
@RalfyCustomsКүн бұрын
Well g'day Max, just back from a Shovelhead ride, over to our Clubhouse and ready for a Saturday afternoons chill, looking forward to watching this one for sure, thanks for sharing mate, have a great one 👍
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers Mate . Taking Harry The Bastard out for a stroll ! 👍
@acmemachining2 күн бұрын
Those are going to be a nice set of V-Blocks. I wouldn't worry about incorporating the hold down with the v-blocks, it may limit their usefulness. Thanks for sharing.
@brianleduc22442 күн бұрын
I agree here. He's off to a good start but I see that I'll change to measurement of the blocks so they can be used a set of standard boxs of what working with like a set of 1 2 3 blocks the hold downs I'll cut a keyway into the botton sides a hold down there as it can be moved any way that's needed
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries . I have to do them , so they will fit all of my machines . Cheers 👍
@624DudleyКүн бұрын
G’Day Max - Yep, I’m voting for the shaper. Thanks for the still photos at the end 👍
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@donmadere42372 күн бұрын
I have a Cincinnati 24” Shaper so my vote is Shaper!😊
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@bostedtap83999 сағат бұрын
Definitely a great addition to the shop Max. Nicely done
@TheAyrCaveShop2 күн бұрын
Hi Max, I vote shaper with a shear tool finishing cut. Enjoying how a couple of V blocks can be an interesting and educational build. There’s a lot going on when you break it down. Love the detail and the commentary. Olga is a happy girl with a little lube up 👍 Nice dad photo at the end … See you in part two , ATB…Cheers….
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers Dean . 👍
@StuartsShedКүн бұрын
Great to see the process as always - picked up a few more tips. I’m a fan of that horizontal mill, but I’m just enjoying the process whichever way it goes. Cheers.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@matttradie13412 күн бұрын
Its a good job for a shaper. Making them a matched pair and shaping in the vee and the relief would probably making for an interesting setup too. No land speed records will be obtained though 😂
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@DudleyToolwright13 сағат бұрын
Didn't your mother ever tell ya that if you are gonna make some cool kit like this, you need to make some for everyone. Very nice work, Max.
@AaronEngineeringКүн бұрын
G'day Max. Love that big mill of yours. She ploughs through that steel like tractor on steroids mate. Catch you on the next one Max. Cheers, Aaron.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Thanks Aaron 👍
@jasonhull5712Күн бұрын
Like a hot knife through butter.. oh eh, it is a hot knife. Haha The rapid traversing of ol Olga is pretty impressive for a large table like that. I actually thought that footage of the rapid traversing was sped up but looking at the spindle speed it wasn’t, that’s just how fast it moves. Quite impressive in my opinion. Gonna be a handy matched set of V-Blocks Max. 👍🏻
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@paulcurtis27792 күн бұрын
Super cool. . the V Blocks will be very handy especially with the Key's to make sure they're exactly on center for both tables. . Great job.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@johnfry9010Күн бұрын
OLGA never disappoints , that is an awesome machine !
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@terrycannon570Күн бұрын
You are wearing winter clothes and it was 103 F here yesterday. I've been waiting until late afternoon to work in my shop. I have been sweating like the only boy at the family reunion. Looking forward to part #2. I love shaper work but also love seeing the big Russian mill at work.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@MyMiniHomeWorkshop2 күн бұрын
I'm easy and as they say over here in Thailand, "Up to you" 👍
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@warrenjones744Күн бұрын
385 slew ring change is a decent job! Biggest ones I have done is 345 and 245. Enough Iron to squash you dead if you don't follow good practice. with good tools. Every once and a while a job like that is fun. But as the years advance, the less so I am afraid. I am happy to take a consulting role. Damn I almost forgot...shaper, why not, its a much nicer finish IMHO
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries . We used to have a lot of 245's over here . We had 3 at my other job . 👍
@theoutbackshedКүн бұрын
Another nice build Max. Cheers SteveO
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@tommyvik10102 күн бұрын
Another great video Max, always enjoyable to see a shaper in action. I bet Olga does the jobb faster. Don't waste time and money.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Olga will do in seconds what a shaper can do in minutes ! Cheers 👍
@willemvantsant51052 күн бұрын
Hi Max, made my Eclipse copy vee blocks 55 years ago on an Elliott shaper, the clamps were the most tedious parts to make. Even jewelld them with lapping paste. Still use them today. Noticed Olga has electro/mechanical braking on the rapids, no over run, nice feature, complex arrangement.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@billdoodson42322 күн бұрын
Olga sounds like quite an accommodating machine. 😂😊 Tickling the Amal carb brings back memories of my old Triumph 3TA, she always needed a good tickle from cold. Must admit the old Suzuki V Strom I bought just to get to the TT this year, starts a lot better.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Olga is quite accommodating ! 👍
@lonniebrock32822 күн бұрын
Max back in the Early seventies we called them traveling torches on a track they're great for lot of cutting
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries . They used to make a similar thing called a Squirt Mobile to hold a mig gun . 👍
@jrd02wilcoxКүн бұрын
Great video. I vote for the shaper
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@peter32172 күн бұрын
great video Max, my baby shaper votes for the daddy shaper.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@doncoyle114Күн бұрын
the shaper for sure !! great content Max
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@MicheleGuglielmotti-ql9fmКүн бұрын
Hi Max, i like very much this and all the videos you are posting ! Add one for Olga horizontal milling .. cheers !
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@Randysshop495482 күн бұрын
Hi Max. The shaper gives a nice finish, however with the same machine finish on all sides it just looks better. IMO Cheers
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@Rooster522 күн бұрын
Max, you keep it real, don't change a thing. :~} Great info on Machining & Insurance... and I'm guessing you don't have any problem sleeping at night! GW
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No problem there ! Cheers 👍
@kentuckytrapper780Күн бұрын
Great video max, keep'um coming.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@joell4392 күн бұрын
Proper Vee Blocks 👍👍😎👍👍. Cheers Max
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@markrand652Күн бұрын
I would prefer to see the set up for using the horizontal mill for the ends, either though is fine too. Good video thanks!
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@dennisbjonesКүн бұрын
I hate to see shapers scrapped too but they were superceded for a reason and it makes sense to do the ends in the mill.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Superseded overnight by the face mill ! Cheers 👍
@natedoerfler6522 күн бұрын
Normally, I'd vote for the shaper but think the finish would match better with the horizontal mill. 👍
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@tas32engineering15 сағат бұрын
Always interesting content. Videos are polished. Have a padio that would fit a few large machines. But already have been in big organisations. So padio has coffee & sketch book for upcoming projects. Plus working outside in rain hail or shine is no problems .
@tas32engineering13 сағат бұрын
I used a council design to make a table & seats either side. Great for client discussions. Although I would use a coffee shop.
@samrodian9192 күн бұрын
Great vid Max. Shaper action for me please!
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@Warped65er2 күн бұрын
Great vid., Max.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@CraigLYoungКүн бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@kempy666999Күн бұрын
Great vid - thanks Got to be the shaper 😁 I wonder what tales those pieces of steel can tell before Max rescued them? All the best, Paul
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@RustinoxКүн бұрын
46:45 Or maybe just mill a slot on both sides and use clamps. A bit like those precision vises. Just an idea.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
I did consider that option . But it would not suit the table on the HBM . Cheers 👍
@user-dn4iv2ne6rКүн бұрын
My old line burner is probably 80-90 years old, maybe more. Still does the job. Don't use it much but, when I do, the cut is first rate.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@alasdairhamilton1574Күн бұрын
Max. A bit of shaper action please. 👍🏴
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@AllanBirch-yw4cc2 күн бұрын
Another great video, Max. Shop made tools are always great to watch!
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@alandawson2813Күн бұрын
In the shaper young max,
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@dockerjade2 күн бұрын
Thanks for the great videos. Always love seeing some shaper action.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@Darkrif19572 күн бұрын
Hi Max the V blocks are going to be a sweet addition to your shop mate ,nice work 👍👍
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@billawad1542 күн бұрын
Always a sense of satisfaction making shop made tools.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@timw2407Күн бұрын
nice squib on ticklin an amil, and the bennie to top it off. guessin u had a bonnie
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
77 Bonnie back in the 80's ! 👍
@kimknowles36812 күн бұрын
Good vid. Do it in the shapper.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@melgrossКүн бұрын
I always prefer the finish of a face mill to that of a shaper.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Same 👍
@robdixon9452 күн бұрын
Thanks for the show Max 🍻
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@frankerceg4349Күн бұрын
Thank you Max!
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@wallbawden5511Күн бұрын
Was looking at the chips coming off the cutter with the odd ones glowing red hot trying to tell you that you had a chipped or dull tips but you picked Up through the finish any reason you could not have used a fly cutter on it for a better finish My vote goes for the face Mill not a big fan of Shaper finish but either will and I know which one you will use nice job Cheers Cheers
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
I do not have a fly cutter for this machine . I prefer the speed & finish from a face mill . Cheers 👍
@stevennederhiser71252 күн бұрын
Would pin the blocks together and use the shaper. Finish the sides and the Vee's. Enjoy the content!
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@johnlee8231Күн бұрын
I for one don't mind seeing you finsih up with the horizontal miller. It'll be faster so I'll get to see the project advance farther along in an episode.
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@TedRoza2 күн бұрын
G'day Max. Nice big plates. I liked the emery cloth idea, which worked out well. What Speed did you use, when facing the plates. & of course we want to see the Shaper in action. Better than watching fish swimming in a glass tank. 😅😊😊. Good video, catch you on the next Installment.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers . All the speeds & feeds used were in the video ! 👍
@TrPrecisionMachining2 күн бұрын
very ggod video friend Max
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@hilltopmachineworks213115 сағат бұрын
Of course the shaper. 👍
@paulbyerlee25292 күн бұрын
I always called a creeper cutter a quickie however I realise that term can have different interpretations 😂
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Yes , same thing . Quick cut is probably the more modern term . 👍
@johnbishop92452 күн бұрын
Shaper!!
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Thanks 👍
@hmw-ms3tx2 күн бұрын
I like the shaper but there's no getting around the fact that the horizontal spindle on Olga is the perfect tool to machine the ends. Are you getting used to the push button controls on Olga? My HBM is like that and I found it awkward at first. Once I got used to it I liked it a lot. That 385 is a big machine. My brother owns a 375 but I haven't yet seen it in person. It spends most of its time stripping overburden in a limestone quarry. Ken
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers Ken . Yes , slowly getting used to the buttons . I prefer the mechanical levers though . They have that piece of mind for reliability in my mind ! Too much climbing to get to anything on those larger excavators . 👍
@DrKnow65Күн бұрын
Vote for Olga for all the faces, rotate the head for the "V", use the horizontal for the ends, etc. :)
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@williammurfin63542 күн бұрын
Nice sized blocks Max. Naw use the mill not the shaper.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@tonyjennings80342 күн бұрын
Love the channel some shaper please Max
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@paulhammond74892 күн бұрын
I'll cast my vote for the shaper (we don't get to see a good bit of shaper action too often) That Slew Ring change looks like it may have had a challenge or two. How old was your dad in that photo? :)
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
The slew ring went relatively easier than it looked . Dad would have been in his early 20's back then ! Back in the days when the Post & Telegraph office had their own machine shops . 👍
@paulhammond748918 сағат бұрын
@@swanvalleymachineshop Good to hear it went well. I'm officially as old as dirt, so can remember when many companies had their own small machine shops as part of their maintenance set-up, mostly gone these days, but it give the independent shops work :)
@markramsell4542 күн бұрын
I've seen machinists who want a great finish use a fly cutter on the last pass. Looks like a mirror.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
I prefer the face mill . I do not own a fly cutter & do not have a boring head that can be used for fly cutting in this machine yet . Cheers 👍
@dutchgray86Күн бұрын
Would be nice to see some shaper work.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@johnwilimczyk4188Күн бұрын
Shaper Max
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@larrymac85382 күн бұрын
SHAPER please Max. 👍 Plus what grade of steel are these blocks being made from ?
Mate you make me piss my pants every time I watch . From one machinist to another keep it up you are the real deal . Would like to come and visit one day and suss out all your gear. I am guessing you drink a bit of piss ?
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Knock back the odd one or two Great Northerns ! Cheers 👍
@Dustin_the_wind10 сағат бұрын
Thanks, Max.
@be0072 күн бұрын
why not cut those v-blocks with a bandsaw, so you dont have that hardening wit oxy flame cut ? cheers ben.
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
I do not have a large vertical bandsaw & to cut 520mm of 50mm plate would take forever ! Cheers 👍
@markschweter63712 күн бұрын
Question from a total novice... Wouldn't lying the large I parallels flat on the wide side and then setting the small I parallels on them be a tad more stable?
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
You will see in part 2 ! Cheers 👍
@MPenzlin2 күн бұрын
regading the sides: What would you do, when effort and time matters?
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Olga , would be quickest by far ! 👍
@donsipesКүн бұрын
Shaper😁
@swanvalleymachineshop17 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@GraemeStephens2 күн бұрын
I didn't know you had a Horse and Cart ? ............. but you do have a Pony Tail 🦄
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Lol , 👍
@dcraft1234Күн бұрын
Olga does like that pumping at the rear! She's a go'er!
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Lol , that she is ! 👍
@alandawson28132 күн бұрын
Hello young max,
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Cheers 👍
@paulrayner451417 сағат бұрын
Do you have to bolt them down? Just stick some keys in. You will be workholding whatever is in the blocks anyway, wouldn't that be good enough?
@richardmills65058 сағат бұрын
What advantage was it to weld them together before cutting the waste out , Max ?
@mudnducs2 күн бұрын
Max what kind/brand of mill is that? Thanks Max!
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
Stanko 6T83W . 👍
@kevinmilne2966Күн бұрын
Shaper for me max
@swanvalleymachineshop18 сағат бұрын
No worries 👍
@matthewmeuleman9872Күн бұрын
A note for you Max WD40 stands for Water Despersant number 40